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SHOW US YOUR ORCHIDS/FLOWERS!

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Darn. I thought the round silver glittery thing was the bloom. heh :p Surprised yours is blooming this time of year.

Btw, LOVE your Pleurothallis dilemma, Whim!

It takes a pair of big shiny balls for an Fdk to bloom this late. Fortunately mine has a spare.....
 
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Darn. I thought the round silver glittery thing was the bloom. heh :p Surprised yours is blooming this time of year.

Btw, LOVE your Pleurothallis dilemma, Whim!

Thanks. It is a pretty unique thing. I remember the first time I saw one and for a few moments I thought I was imagining things!

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RLC. Sachiko Tsugawa 'Volcano Royal'
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This little guy is called Ionopsis utricularioides for its resemblance to Utricularia in size, shape, and color. It is native to Florida.
 
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Thanks. It is a pretty unique thing. I remember the first time I saw one and for a few moments I thought I was imagining things!

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Beautiful color! Any fragrance to this one Paul?
 
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Beautiful color! Any fragrance to this one Paul?

Yep - it has a very odd spicy scent that has a distinctly "warm" feel to it, like incense. The color was impossible to render correctly in a photo, but this is close. In reality its more of a deep garnet/purple.
 
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First Orchid of 2016; lets start small and work our way up LOL!
This is Platystele stenostachya, by far the tiniest Orchid I grow (Thanks Kevin!). The bloom in this photo is approximately 1/16th of an inch tall. That's right - thats not a typo: 1/16th of an inch!

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Lepanthopsis astrophora, another excellent miniature. Those blooms are about 1/4" tall each. It flowers ten months out of the year for me. Must have consistent humidity to perform, but is otherwise very adaptable.
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Not one I see very often. Not sure why it seems "rare" in collections. Is it a strictly late autumn/early winter bloomer?
Actually quite the opposite, it's a spring/summer bloomer, it was trying to adjust to my conditions and this "winter" didn't help at all haha
 
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One of my favourites that flowered a year or so ago; Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua.
A good size plant can have leaves that are 2 or 3 feet long and it grows upside down, hanging from the branches of a larger tree.

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Cheers, Troy
 
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One of my favourites that flowered a year or so ago; Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua.
A good size plant can have leaves that are 2 or 3 feet long and it grows upside down, hanging from the branches of a larger tree.

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Cheers, Troy

Very nice! That's a new one for me. Sadly I wouldn't have the room for it to winter over........
 
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Stenorrynchus speciosum, a terrestrial native to cooler areas of South America. I find it a very easy grower, just another houseplant. It likes Phalaenopsis light levels, and gets a period of less water during the winter. The plant is actually still just in bud. All the flash is actually just the bracts which encase the flowers:
 

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One of my favourites that flowered a year or so ago; Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua.
A good size plant can have leaves that are 2 or 3 feet long and it grows upside down, hanging from the branches of a larger tree.

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Cheers, Troy

That is fantastic, Troy! Gorgeous species

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Stenorrynchus speciosum, a terrestrial native to cooler areas of South America. I find it a very easy grower, just another houseplant. It likes Phalaenopsis light levels, and gets a period of less water during the winter. The plant is actually still just in bud. All the flash is actually just the bracts which encase the flowers:

The Poinsettia of terrestrial orchids! Very beautiful, of course.
 
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A few recent bloomers

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WOW goods. Those shocked me to the core, what are they?
 
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Yeah, I need to know ALL about #3&4!
 
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